And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

Of course we all are very familiar with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

I'm not sure how many are aware of the results of our actions in Somalia

Interesting that both talk of Russian aggression. Very dangerous times indeed. One of them, (Russia or the U.S) has to back down. The U.S is the obvious agressor which is forcing Russia to either bow or fight. I do not know about any of you, but I do not see Russia bowing, nor would I expect them too.

Crimson

At the Republican convention Thursday, McCain mentioned Russia just after al Qaida and Iran.

"Russia's leaders, rich with oil wealth and corrupt with power, have rejected democratic ideals and the obligations of a responsible power," McCain said in his nomination-acceptance speech. "As president, I will work to establish good relations with Russia so we need not fear a return of the Cold War," he said. "But we can't turn a blind eye to aggression and international lawlessness that threatens the peace and stability of the world and the security of the American people."

_________________"If the people allow private banks to control their currency the banks and corporations will deprive the people of all their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered." - Thomas Jefferson

The upcoming election campaign is bound to be very divisive. On the one hand is Barack Obama, the first Black man to ever be up for the nation's highest office. Virtually every Black voter in America will vote for Obama; for them, this campaign will be all about race. And because of that, there are going to be a large number of White people who will begin thinking more seriously about race. Then there is the question of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite a significant fraction of the White American public vehemently opposing the wars, John McCain is all for continuing them with no end in sight. Barack Obama was "talking tough" about bringing the troops home as soon as possible, but he has slowly and quietly backed away from this stance.

CSPAN's Washington Journal program this morning discussed whether or not the election has become one of race. Most people who called in agreed that it had...and many blacks said they weren't voting for Obama...because they thought McSame had more "experience."

And they're right...McSame does have more experience...in typical Rethug behavior!

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"Behind every great fortune lies a great crime."Honore de Balzac

"Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it."~Harry S. Truman

Although I am not a fan of either candidate, I find it infuriating that people are even talking about race....or sex for that matter. What the fuck does the persons color have to do with anything??!!!!

Man some peoples ignorance pisses me off. I had best leave this alone before I begin to rant like a madman.

_________________CrimsonEagleThe war to end all wars can only be fought on the front-lines of the mind.

The greatest deception they have perpetrated is that we need them. Our greatest mistake is that we believe them.

See, now this is something that I would actually support some intervention in. Our government claims they slaughter all of these people in Iraq and Afganistan is to help them....bring democracy, yet in the congo 5.4 MILLION PEOPLE have been killed, not to mention those who have been injured or those traumatized in other ways like rape.

Although there is no statment regarding this in the article, I wouldnt be suprised if our government is supplying both sides of this battle so they can kill each other.

This must have been the problem with Iraq. Although Sadam was a bastard, he wouldnt allow the people of his country to slaughter each other so the U.S had to remove him.

I hate politicians. I really do. Most vile creatures on this planet.

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The attacks displaced more of the war-fatigued Congolese people, who have endured a decade of armed conflict. More than 100,000 have fled their homes already this year and are living in huts in squalid camps. At least 5.4 million people have died in the 10-year war making it the deadliest conflict since the Second World War.